Paying for Meals

If you need school meal program information in another language, please call 425-408-7654.

Se necesita información sobre el programa de comidas escolares en otro idioma, llame al 425-408-7654.

Is your student transferring out of the district or graduating? Do they have money left on their meal account? Please fill out this survey to help us determine how to reconcile their remaining balance.  

You can pay by cash or check at your school. Checks should be made out to Northshore School District and indicate "school meals" in the memo line. You can also manage your student's meal account safely and securely online with LINQConnect. The LINQ Family Portal allows you to: 

  • Make online payments to your student's account (Accepts Visa and MasterCard)
  • Add money to multiple students during the same session and only pay one convenience fee of $2.60.
  • Remotely monitor your children’s cafeteria meal accounts 
  • Set up automatic and recurring payments 
  • Set up low account balance email and text alerts 
  • Transfer money between students 
  • Submit an online application for free and reduced meals

Need to create an account? Click the button and then select "Sign Up Today" and follow the instructions to link your students to your account.

PAY ONLINE - LINQCONNECT

Meal Charge Procedure

This procedure is intended to be proactive and appropriate for students at different grade levels with an emphasis on minimizing any embarrassment that can be caused by a student running out of money on their student meal account.

Regardless of account standing, all students will be offered a reimbursable breakfast and reimbursable lunch each day.  This will be the only allowable charge on a negative balance account. 

Elementary School Low & Negative Balance Process

  • An effort shall be made by Food Services to communicate with the student's household so payment can be issued before the account goes into the negative.  Written low balance notices will be sent home when the balance on the meal account is low.  The notice will be placed in the teacher's box to be given to the student to take home.
  • When the account balance goes into the negative, families will begin receiving weekly automated messaging from the district to alert them of the negative balance. 
  • The purchase of an ala carte item (milk or incomplete meal) when an account is negative, or will become negative due to the charge, is prohibited and students may be declined the purchase at the point of sale.
  • Unpaid meal charges must be paid in full when a student graduates or moves to a new school district. 

Secondary School Low & Negative Balance Process

  • An effort will be made by the cashier to let the student know when their account is low and when the account goes into the negative. 
  • When the account balance goes into the negative, families will begin receiving weekly automated messaging from the district to alert them of the negative balance. 
  • The purchase of ala carte items when an account is negative, or will become negative due to the charge, is prohibited and students may be declined the purchase at the point of sale.
  • Unpaid meal charges must be paid in full when a student graduates or moves to a new school district.

The goal of Northshore School district Food Services breakfast and lunch program is to provide healthy meals to children during the school year. You play a key role in this effort, and are responsible for purchases made by your child in our school cafeterias and in keeping their meal accounts in good standing.

Questions regarding meal balances?

Please email dmoran@nsd.org if you have questions regarding your school meal balance.